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Fresh off its first national tour, Afro-punk is returning to Brooklyn for the 6th Annual Afro-punk Festival on June 26-27 in Fort Greene’s Commodore Barry Park. And this year, the festival is proud to host hardcore legends and Afro-punk godfathers Bad Brains. In addition to Bad Brains’ set, the festival will include performances from Ninja Sonic, Activator, Game Rebellion,

P.O.S., and many more! In addition, this year’s Afro-punk will feature the Battle For the Streets Skate and BMX contests. The Best Trick Competition (Skate) will take place on Saturday June 26, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will be hosted by Steve Rodriguez & Keith White. The following day, Sunday June 27, The Best Trick Competition (BMX) will be hosted by Danny Parks aka Baby Bean, Jimmy Mac & Keith White. Both contests will be open to the public, and the contest winners will receive cash prizes, including an All Expenses Paid Trip to the XGames, courtesy of ESPN. The festival will also feature a BMX demo by NYC’s Bulldogs Bikes Team, Battle For The Streets Art, NIKE ID Customization, and more. Tickets for the festival are $20 and available at www.afropunk.com. After the Brooklyn shows, the festival will hit Chicago and Atlanta. Stay tuned for more details on those dates…

Described by the New York Times as putting “rock and rebellion squarely in the category of African-American music,” the Afro-punk Festival has become a Brooklyn intuition, the focal point for the burgeoning Afro-punk movement. Over the past six years, the festival has presented new artists before they hit it big, such as Grammy-nominated Santigold, The Noisettes and Janelle Monae. Afro-punk mainstays like Saul Williams, The Dirtbombs, and Dallas Austin have also graced Afro-punk’s stages.

Afro-Punk 2010 Band Lineup

JUNE 26th

Bad Brains

P.O.S

Ninja Sonic

Cipher

Game Rebellion

The Bots

Activator

The 54

Belikos

More TBA

JUNE 27th

24.7 Spyz

The Cool Kids

J *Davey

Martin Luther

The Memorials

Bad Rabbits

More TBA

For more info on the festival…go to www.afropunk.com

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